Washboiler attachment



E. BAK. WASHBOILER ATTACHMENT.'`

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25| 19g0.

Patented Aug. 10,1920.v

WITNESSES ATTO Fi N EY UNITED STTS `lEIDTAB/ll) BAK, OF EAST STANWOOI), WASHINGTON.

WASHBOILEBr ATTACHMENT.

A Specicaton of Letters Patent. Patented Aug- 10 1920 Application led February 26, 1920. Serial No. 36`1,523.

T0 all 'whom t may concern: Beitlrnown that I, EDWARD BAK, acitizen of the United States, residing at East Stanwood, in the county of Snohomish and State ot Washington, have invented a new and useful Washboiler Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachments for washboilers.

The object is to provide an attachment .in the form of a rack or frame having means ior longitudinally adjusting the same to .tit within wash-boilers of different lengths and rest upon a mass of clothes immersed in suds and water, in order to hold the same down and prevent their rising to the surface under the action ot' the boiling water and rising steam, so that the watei will not boil over the top of the boiler and onto the stove. j'

Another object is to provide a rack of this class, which after being adjusted to fit the boiler, may rest upon the mass ot clothes and in close proximity to the top of the boiler, and yet permit the lid thereof to ,bev

placed upon the boiler when desired.

A further object is to provide a rack which may be used in a wash boiler for preserving purposes under the so-called cold process, where the usual procedure is to pack the jars or other containers cold with the fruit, vegetables or other goods, seal the same and then.boil for alengthof time completely submerged in the water, the device being adapted, when in position, to rest upon the bottom of the boiler in spaced;k relation to the same and support the jars therein, and to lower the jars into or lift the saine from the boiler.`

A :full and complete understanding of the invention can be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description. taken in connection with. the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict con formity with the showing of the drawing, but may be changed and modified so long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure fom the salient `features of the invention as expressed in the ap i pended claims.

In the drawing,

Figure l is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a wash boiler with the attachment shown in side elevation therein and resting upon a mass of clothes;

F 2 is a plan view of the device removed from the boiler and shown extended in dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail longitudinal sectional view through the central portion of the device. v

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a substantially elliptical shaped frame l composed of some suitable metal oi sufficient weight for the purpose and capable oi resisting' rust and corrosion under the action of the water and the soap suds. The trame comprises two equal members 2 formed of round or rectangular rod metal and being bent to forni rounded end portions 3 and having their terminals overlapped ifor a considerable distance and halved, as illustrated at 4;, so as to provide a fiat bearing surface and not increase the thickness of the frame at this point. Y

The terminals where halved, are provided with registering slots 5, extending from near the ends oi thebhalved portions fl back a disn tance sufficient topermit of considerable adjustment as will become apparent, and the said terminals are held in proper spaced re lation to slide upon each other, by cross bars 6 which have reduced terminal extensions 7. The extensions 7 of one of the cross bars traverse the slots 5 oi the inner halved portion of one of the frame members 2 and are headed, as at 8, upon the outer faces of the terminals of the other iframe member, for which the said bar 6 constitutes a brace, the other bar (5 has the reducrd terminal eX- tensions 7 secured. to the halved terminals of the adjacent frame member 2 and 'forming a brace for the same, the said extensions 7 traversing the slots 5 oi' the outer halved portion i of the opposite frame member. This construction permits oi the two frame members being` shortened or lengthened as desired, and yet holds the two members in L00 proper connection and alinement, as will be readily understood.

A plurality of rods 9 are secured at their ends to the rounded end portions 3 of the ling the main frame.

frame members 2 and to the cross bars 6 re- .spectively, and serve to form a grating to bear upon the clothes within the boiler B, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and at the same time the said rods serve to brace and strengthen the frame members. The spacing of said bars 9 is such as will not interfere with the use of the usual clothes stick to pass down between the bars.

A handle 10 formed of thin strap metal bent to provide vertical arms 11 each terminating in a cross bar 12 is adapted for use in placing the device within the boiler B or lifting the same therefrom. The cross bars 12. are provided with suitable apertures for the reception of thetwo innermost rods 9.. and the left hand cross bar 12, as viewed in Fig. 2 of the drawing, is secured to said rods 9, while the right hand bar 12 is free to slide upon said rods 9, thus providing for the relative movement of the two frame members 2.

vExtending from the rigidly secured cross bar 12 to Vthe adjacent cross bar or brace 6, is a supporting bar 13, arranged to one side of the center and close to one of the rods 9,

and a similar bar 11i is centrally located between the cross bar 12 and bar 6, the said bars 13 and letbeing riveted or otherwise secured tothe same. Y

Y Lying flat upon the centrally disposed bar 14 and adapted vto slide longitudinally thereupon is a connecting link 15 having a longitudinal slot 16 provided therein through which a stud or rivet 17 is Vadapted to slide, the said rivet 17 being carried by the bar 14 adjacent to the cross bar 6.

The connecting link 15 extends across the space between the two cross bars G, and has its terminal bent downwardly, as at 1S, to engage within a keeper 19 secured to the opposite cross bar 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the'drawing.

Mountedupon the supporting bar 13, at an intermediate point thereof, is an actuating lever20, pivoted upon the stud or rivet 21, and having pivotal connection, as at 22, to that end of the connecting link 15 remote from the downwardly bent terminal 1S, the said lever extending normally at an angle to the transverse bars 6, and provided at its outer terminal with anV upstanding button 23 to be grasped by the operator. The said terminal lies within the contines of the main frame and when the lever 20 is swung upon its fulcrum 21 to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, does not extend beyond the outer edge of the halved members compris- This latter feature provides Yfor the adjustment of the rack after the same is positioned within the boiler B.

The lever 2O is provided at one edge with a down-turned lip 24 which is adapted to engage any one of the teeth of an arcuate rack 25, which is secured to one of the intermediate rods 9.at one end, and to the adjacent cross ba at its other end, and serves tohold the actuating lever 20 in any adj usted position to extend the movable frame for lengthening or shortening the rack, as will be clearly understood.

The boiler B. may be nearly full of clothes, as shown in Fig. 1, when the improved rack may be placed thereon without interfering with the use of the boiler lid or cover C which usually is formed somewhat conical or dome-shaped as shown, and which readily accommodates the relatively low handle l() of the device. After the proper adjustment has been made to lengthen or shorten the same to lit the boiler, the device may be placed upon the bottom of the boiler and serve the purpose of supporting a plurality of fruit jars in spaced relation to the bottom of the same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple, cheap and du `able rack has been provided, which may be manufactured and sold at a low cost, the same being readily adjusted to fit dilierent sizes of wash boilers, and serving the double function of use in the cleansing` of clothes and of supportjars of fruit, vegetables or other goods in rthe process of canning.

What is claimed is: Y

1. An extensible rack for use in wash boilers comprising two sections shaped to t the interior of the boiler, means for connecting the inner ends of the sections for longitudinal adjustment, a longitudinally disposed handle connected rigidly to one section and slidably connected to the other section, a horizontally disposed lever pivotally connected to one section, means for pivotally connecting the lever to the other section, and means for retaining the lever in a lixed position, said lever operating within the limits of the rack to project or retract the sections.

2. anextensible rack fr use in wash boilers comprising two sections alike in form and dimensions shaped to `fit together the interior of the boiler, means for slidably connecting the meeting ends of the sections for longitudinal adjustment of the rack` a horizontally disposed lever pivotal ly mounted on one of the sections, a link connecting the lever to the other section.l and means for retaining the lever in locked position.

3. A. wash boiler attachment comprising an elongated frame composed of two equal sections overlappingeach other and having slot and pin connections to permit of their longitudinal adjustment and to prevent their complete separation, an actuating .lever pivoted intermediate its ends upon ono of the frame members and arranged transversely thereof, a connecting link pivoted to the inner end of the actuating lever and con.-

nected at its other end to the opposite 1on ber so as to permit their adjustment, said gitudinally adjustable frame member to plo handle being used to place the device in or 10 ject or retract the same, a rack arranged for remove the same from a wash boiler. engagement by the actuating lever to hold In testimony that I claim the foregoing the same in adjusted position and aoentral as my own, I have hereto axed my signalongitudinally disposed handle rigidly conture.

neoted to one of the frame members and slidably connected to the other frame mem- EDWARD BAK. 

